action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
stale; hackneyed; cliched
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
back street; back alley; off-street
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
apparent; obvious; very clear
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
glove (esp. sports); globe
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
rope; cord; policeman's rope
tosa (Japanese dog breed)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to pluck; to pick; to tear
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose